Well, here is the final installation for now. Anemometer is about 15 feet up. I am planning on buying the wireless transmitter in a month or two so it can go on the roof. That’s another project in itself though. The whole unit is perfectly level (the fence is not) and the trees are further than they appear in the picture. The little dirt mound below the station faces directly south and gets blazing hot. Grass seed is planted so it should help. Overall very happy with the install. J mount from amazon was $12 shipped.